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US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
The U.S. State Department says it is unable to confirm claims by Vladimir Putin that Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army as well as Syrian government forces. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The U.S. State Department says it is unable to confirm claims by Vladimir Putin that Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army as well as Syrian government forces. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow wants Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections and is ready to provide air support to the Free Syrian Army. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia does not consider the opposition Free Syrian Army a terrorist group and it should be part of a political solution in Syria. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).